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Chapter 522 The Miracle of Huo Village Before the War
In the afternoon, Hoffenheim only had an hour of warm-up training. The main thing was to adjust the players' physical condition, get familiar with the ball and the court, and did not make any targeted training. In front of countless reporters and opponent scouts In front of the assistant coach, it is impossible for Hoffenheim to show their true cards.Although this game is just a battle of honor, there are also many benefits. Not counting the 1 million euro appearance fee, winning the championship can at least get an extra 400 million euros, and the club owner Hope has already said before the game , As long as they win the championship, the club doesn't need any of these bonuses, and they will all be distributed to the team. This is a lot of money for the Hoffenheim players who have just raised their annual salaries this year but have not yet received them. Therefore, Hoffenheim Mu's emphasis on the game is not comparable to that of a giant like Manchester United.

After training, Rangnick and Ferguson attended a press conference at the Stade Louis II.Due to the high degree of excitement of the Super Bowl in recent years, hundreds of TV stations around the world will broadcast the event live, and the two head coaches have not yet arrived.More than 200 journalists were already seated in the press conference hall.

It was the first time for Lannick to participate in such a grand press conference. Facing Ferguson, who was always aggressive, he seemed a little reserved, and sat there with a serious expression, without looking sideways.But Ferguson seemed very relaxed. He has participated in the European Super Cup for the third time. In 1991, he led Manchester United to beat Red Star Belgrade 1-0 to win the Super Cup for the first time. But in 1999, he won the Champions League. In Lazio, this time he vowed to take it again.

"The Super Cup and the Club World Cup will add to the pressure on our schedule but it will be worth it and the reason we are able to play both is because we have been successful. It is also a good way for the players to experience a competition of this nature. Chance. Hoffenheim are a great team," Ferguson said first. "I think they proved their quality last season and their run to the UEFA Cup last season was fantastic. We can imagine There's going to be a tough fight."

"It's not the strongest Manchester United! Without Cristiano. Ronaldo, without Giggs and Carrick, but we obviously want to win it (Super Cup title). It's also the same thing that makes Anderson, who just came back from the Olympics, just finished. Nani, who is suspended, and Gary Neville, who may be back from injury. Evra, Tevez and Rooney will also start. I think we can still make a strong lineup. We believe these The players coming out will still be able to prove that they are the best team in Europe."

In the end, the old Manchester United coach also mentioned Li Huan, "The Chinese defender has had his magical season like Ronaldo. Such a defender has never appeared in world football, but he will be affected in this game. A test for the strongest defense in Europe and I hope he plays at the highest level and then we win the title."

Facing more than 200 reporters, Rangnick was obviously not as fluent and eloquent as Ferguson, but he could not weaken morale before the battle. Rangnick said: "We are very lucky to be able to come to Monte Carlo and stand at the Louis II Stadium It's a great honour. We're going to treat this game like a fight to the death.

We're up against a great team and even if Ronaldo and Giggs can't play, that doesn't make United any less great, they have Wayne Rooney, Tevez, Scholes, Van der Sar, the names Shock the star of Europe.

We are in awe of Manchester United, but we will not give in on the field. It is our dream to beat Manchester United to win the championship.We have made full preparations for this.

Our advantage is that the Bundesliga started early and we are already in shape, although Demba Ba is injured and Obasi has just returned from BJ's Olympic Games and cannot participate in the game, but Saviola has already supplemented his position very well .In addition, we also got a strong support. Arshavin can also get some opportunities to play today. This game will be his debut. "

When Lannick mentioned that Arshavin would also play, there was a commotion from the reporters in the audience, and even Ferguson was a little moved. He did not expect that Lannick would actually send Arshavin who had just been transferred for less than two days. It's really poor people who can't keep things in their homes, Ferguson thought mockingly.

After the pre-match press conference, the game was about to start in two hours. At this time, the Principality of Monaco, which was only 400 football fields in size, had already gathered more than 3 fans, many of whom had not bought tickets at all. They just want to feel their team win the championship up close.

Monte Carlo was already too crowded, full of fans wearing red and blue jerseys, many people started to enter the stadium at 07:30 to experience the atmosphere of the final, but most of them still stood at Louis II Talk and chat outside the stadium, and enjoy the beautiful night view of the Mediterranean Sea, the second smallest principality in the world.

At this time, Liu Yang and Peng Xiaolang came with a group of Chinese fans. Tickets were hard to get. Even with Li Huan's help, they didn't get much. Liu Yang held up the banner of "Li Huan Chinese Fans Association" written in Chinese characters behind him. They followed Li Bing, Chu Shengnan and Shen Yu. Tomorrow is Saturday. They flew from Munich to Monte Carlo to watch Li Huan win the fourth championship.

In China, although the match was broadcast live on the court TV, local TV stations and online platforms, the media did not give much publicity to Li Huan. They only said that Hoffenheim and Manchester United were competing for the Super Cup, and even the court TV tried their best to promote Li Huan Duan Xuan and Tao Wei were also silent about this, only talking about Manchester United and not Hoffenheim.Before the Olympics, Li Huan was still synonymous with Hoffenheim. In China, only Li Huan did not have Hoffenheim.

The root cause is of course the disastrous defeat of the Olympic team at home, with one draw and two losses, one goal and six goals conceded, Tan Shi’s outstanding legs shocked China and the world, and Xi Yalong’s dismissal of get out of class became famous all over the world.The General Administration of Sports of China and the Chinese Football Association believe that this is because Li Huan does not want to contribute to the country, and ask the media to report as little as possible about Li Huan, so this strange situation has appeared.

However, Huang Jianxiang, who commented on the Internet, did not buy the account of the General Administration of Sports and the Football Association. While teasing the performance of the National Olympics in the Olympics, he talked to the fans about Li Huan's bravery this season.

"Heaven's evil is still alive, self-inflicted evil can't live. The General Administration of Sports and the Chinese Football Association are to blame. Li Huan is doing the right thing. Chinese football should be overthrown and reshuffled. If Li Huan joins the National Olympics, he can only let them I will linger on for a while longer. I hope that this defeat at home will completely kill Chinese football, and even fraudulent corpses will not happen again, so that we can be reborn from the ashes and complete a qualitative leap."

"Okay, let's stop talking about these disgusting things to cause trouble for Chinese fans. Let's talk about tonight's game. This is the real festival for Chinese fans. Li Huan is the real representative of Chinese football and the Chinese people."

"Although this is a championship battle, the two teams respected their opponents very much before the game. First, Rangnick showed his respect for Ferguson, saying that "Ferguson is not only the top coach in Europe, but also the best coach in the world." Excellent coach!" Ferguson also said: "Langnick not only achieved great success last season, but also deserves respect for his outstanding experience." Immediately, at the just-concluded press conference, Lannick expressed that he was very happy to be the The UEFA Cup winner is also very happy to play against a rival like Manchester United. Let's hope this is not the last time the German opens his mouth to Ferguson in this way.

Ferguson cares more about the game itself. He said that in 1999, only half of Manchester United's team participated in the Super Cup and lost the game.The way the Italians celebrated looked as if they had won the World Cup, something Sir Alex Ferguson hoped would never happen again. "

"The most regretful thing for the fans in this game is that Ronaldo, who just won the best player in the Champions League, was unable to play. The duel between him and Li Huan finally failed to appear, but we believe that they still have a chance to meet. Now the two teams Already out, let's take a look at their starting XI:

Manchester United's starting 11 people are like this: goalkeeper No. 1-Van der Sar; four defenders No. 2-Gary Neville, No. 5 Ferdinand, No. 15 Vidic, No. 3 Evra; four midfielders No. 24 Fletcher, No. 18 Scholes, No. 8 Anderson, No. 17 Nani; striker No. 32 Tevez, No. 10 Rooney.Manchester United played in a 442 formation. Korean Park Ji-sung sat on the bench, but he should have a chance to play. I hope the Super Cup can reproduce the Asian derby.

Hoffenheim's starting 11 are: goalkeeper No. 1 Hildebrand, four defenders No. 26 Ibetzberg, No. 14 Simunić, No. 5 Compaq, No. 13 Li Huan, four midfielders No. 21 Gustavo, No. 28 Tymoshchuk, No. 10 Eduardo, No. 23 Sarihovic, two forwards No. 19 Ibisevic and No. 11 Saviola.

Both teams play in a four-four-two formation. Hoffenheim's style of play this season is much calmer than last season. Now their offense is still sharp, but their defense is much more stable than last year. . . . . . . "

When Huang Jian wanted to introduce the starting lineups of the two teams, two more celebrities came to the Louis II Stadium. Instead of entering the VIP box, they walked to the ordinary stands where the Hoffenheim camp was located. When seeing these two beauties, the on-site commentator Bunker exclaimed: "Wow! It's our little queen Alizee, beside her...it's actually Diane. Kruger, God! They I actually came to watch this Super Cup match. I don’t know which team they are fans of. It should be Manchester United. I believe they must have come to see Ronaldo. The Portuguese is the number one favorite of the World Footballer this year. It’s a pity that ours Playboy Ronaldo didn't play, they might regret it."

However, the on-site commentator didn't know that the two beauties were fans of Hoffenheim today. They didn't come to see Shi Luo, they came to cheer Li Huan. Although Li Huan couldn't see them today, if he read the newspaper tomorrow If it is true, you will definitely see the two of them appearing in the stands. Both of them are celebrities in the entertainment industry. They know that the noses of French journalists are sharper than hunting dogs. They will definitely not be unaware of the two of them coming to the Louis II Stadium.

At this moment, in the Louis II Stadium, which is famous for its majestic momentum and unique design, the two teams are shaking hands to greet each other amidst the applause of [-] fans. Rooney's big rough hand firmly held Li Huan, and said loudly: "China Li, you are doomed. We will exchange jerseys at the end of the game."

Li Huan said with a smile: "Should we exchange if we win?"

"That's impossible." Rooney clenched his fist, shook Li Huan, and strode over.

The two Argentines, Saviola and Tevez, are also saying hello in Spanish in a low voice. Although their teams are brilliant, they are both poor substitutes. It is also the end of the world who has fallen.

After shaking hands, the two sides exchanged team flags and badges, and then the Danish referee Larsson asked the captains of both sides to choose which side to kick off first.In the end, Hoffenheim got the right to kick off first.

"Py..." At 8:45, the Danish referee Larsson blew the whistle for the start of the European Super Cup.A battle of European kings has officially begun.

Hoffenheim did not play conservatively at the start. Ibisevic and Saviola, who kicked off in the middle circle, passed the ball back to the backcourt, and quickly advanced forward. Eduardo and Sarihovic in the midfield also pressed forward Afterwards, Tymoshchuk, one of the double defensive midfielders, also moved forward to keep up. When the ball passed to Li Huan's feet, Hoffenheim's defense had reached a position about 20 meters away from the center circle.

Manchester United also played proactively and boldly against Hoffenheim. Rooney and Carlos Tevez, two forwards who used to have strong defensive capabilities, did not defend this time, but went straight into Hoffenheim like two sharp swords. heart, and left the task of pressing to the midfielder.

Li Huan didn't pass the ball after receiving the ball, and dribbled the ball straight to the opponent's bottom line without hesitation. Saviola remembered Li Huan's instructions, and watched Ao Li Huan dribble forward, and immediately ran forward regardless of offside. Ibisevic was left behind.

Due to Giggs' injury, Manchester United's starting left midfielder today is Nani. Although Li Huan's assist ability is very strong, Sir Alex Ferguson still did not use Park Ji-sung, who is good at running and has plenty of stamina, to strengthen the defense on the left. Offensive and offensive, Ferguson obviously still does not believe that Hoffenheim's offense will be stronger than Manchester United.He always believes that the reason why Hoffenheim scored the most goals in Europe is because the team level in the Bundesliga and UEFA Cup is too low. If Hoffenheim is put in the Premier League, Ferguson believes that Hoffenheim will not even qualify for the Champions League. Can't get it.

(End of this chapter)